CVE-2026-8516

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DataTransfer in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

CVSS 3.1

5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 12% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-20

Published

2026-05-14

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• google:chrome

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078

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